Health workers in eastern Congo have staged protests to call for the government to pay salaries and allowances that are nearly three months overdue, as security incidents continue to hamper efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak.
Protests and Security Incidents
Dozens of health workers gathered outside Ebola treatment centers in Bunia, Rwampara, and Mongbwalu, all in Ituri province, on Sunday and Monday, calling for immediate payment of the salaries and allowances. In the protest in Mongbwalu on Monday, police dispersed demonstrators after they caused a disruption outside a hospital.
The outbreak has infected 3,802 people and killed 1,707 since it was declared on May 15, according to the latest government data released on Monday, and is now the second-largest on record globally.
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